Garter



June 28, 1927.

M, MQBEAR GARTER Filed. Nov. 29. 1926 '6 and provide greater comfort.

Another object of the invention hes in Patented June 28,1927.

; UNITED s rEs nonrneungivrosnnnv Bummer ATLANTA, GEonGI A.

ar a Application filed November 29, 1926. Serial no; 151,465.:

The present invention relates to improve ments in garters and has forail-object to provide an improved garter thatwill dispense with alltightness, yield ventilation providing an improved garter of simple andinexpensive construction that will be easy to apply and remove and whichwill be at tractive and neat. V v i H p With the foregoing and otherobjects in view, the invention will be more fullydescribed hereinafter,and will be-"more par ticularly. pointed outin the claims appendedhereto. I

In thedrawings, wherein like symbols refer to like orcorrespondingpartsthroughout the several views, Q i I Figure 1 isaplan'vie-wolt' an. improved garter constructed according to thezpresentinvention. V I

Figure, 2 is a perspective view of the garter shown in use.' a 1 HFigure 3 is'a rear View ofpthe hosieryl p Figure 4 is asection taken onthe line 44 in Figure 3 with the clasp inclosed position. it I 1 Figure5 isa'similar view with the clasp shown open.

Figure 6- is a cross-section taken on the line 66 in Figure 1 and iFigure? is an edge view of'the cord: ad-l 'j'usting and retainingdevice.

Referring morejparticularly to. the drawings 8' designates the web ofthe garterwhi'eh is preferably'a silk band, non-elastic. vTh s web.isprovided. at one end with anelastlc section 9 provided with the usualslide 10 for purposes of adjusting the' length of the arter. The elasticsection is provided with the metal fitting or clip 11 adapted tointerlock with the complementary fitting or clip 12 sewed or otherwiseattached to the other end portion of the web 8, which is made with theextension flap or tongue 13 adapted to lie beneath the coupledfastenings 11 and 12 and prevent the access of same to the limb, shownat 14 in Figure 2. i

v A flexible cord 15 is sewed at its ends 16' and 17 to end portions ofthe web 8 upon the obverse side and preferably adjacent the lower edgethereof, this flexible cord v15bein of eater length than the length ofthe we 8 htweenthe stitchedends 16' and. 17,

whereby a surplus portion- 18 will pro vided for the'purpose hereinafterdescribed, The cord; is adapted to pass through spaced casingsf19 and 20made of cloth or other appropriate material sewed to the web 8: for thenail sliding movement. Between the casing and 2 1 for the passageof'the'cord; which I purpose of guiding the cord in its longitudiextends d'ownwardly from the bracket inthe loop 25 to carry the garmentclasp. The eyes 23 and 24 are preferably diagonallydisposed and arrangedin convergentrelation. 'A similar bracket26 isprovidedbetween the othercasing 19' and the sewed end 16,

,havin'g'the diagonalcon'verg'ent'eyes 27 and 28 for receiving I thecord andfguiding the same downwardly into the loop 29, carrying thesecondgarmentfastenent r 25 and 29 under the control of the adjustingand holding-device consisting of the plate'30 se'wed or otherwisesecured to the}w eb8 beto which is pivoted the lever3 2 beinground ed intransverse cross-sectiont'o lie upon-the cord 15- and hold it againstthe plate 30.

The lever-"32 m providedwith the tooth or The cord is'ted into and'o utofthe-loops cam end 3 3 turne'd at substantially right an-' ,glesandbei'ng disposed to' the opposite side of the pivotv point. This end-33 isadapted to bind uponand bite into the cord 15, fore ing-thecordagainstthe plate'30 andlock-f ing itagainst any longitudinalmovement.

Thegarinent clasp is'shown in Figures 3 to'tLinclu-siveand consistsof'thetwo complementary detached or flanged clamp members 34 and 35secured together by the pivot pin 36 for opening movement as indicatedin Figure 5. The outer member 35 is provided with the projection 36 andthe inner member with the tongue 37 whereby toospace the flange 38 ofthe member 34 from the encompassingflange 39 of the larger member 35 andthus provide space to receive thethumb' or finger nail of one hand,while the projection 36 is held in the other hand in the act of pryingthe two members apart. Morevover, the flange 38 is provided with a notch40 which facilitates engagement of the thumb or finger nail The tongue37 snaps 114.

within the flange 39 which is recessed as vat 39, and. reeeives thematerial of the lease therebetween, frictionally binding upon. the same.The clasp members may be made of some material possessing more or lessinherent elasticity in order to insure the binding action. 7

In the use of the device, the web 8 is disposed about the log andsecured by the 011- gagement of the 'tastenings 11 and 12 and the hose,indicated at 41 in Figure 2, is en gaged with the two clasps which willbe ar ranged at substantially diametrically 0pposite points. The cordmay be adjusted to provide long or short loops 25 and 29, so that theclasps'may extend'any desired distance belowthe encircling web8. -,Thecord may beheld in the adjusting position by moving'the lever 32 downagainst the plate 30. Byswinging this lever 32 to the posi-v tion shownin Figure .7, the cord 15 maybe drawn longitudinally of the web 8 to'either increase the amount of the surplus cord loop 18, in which casethe clasps will be drawn toward the web 8; or to decrease this 3111"",

plus loop 18, whereby to move the garment clasps further down from such.web 8.

Suitablemonograms or other embellis h ment may be wrought upon thegarment clasps and these. garmentclasps may be used for other purposes,such for instance as for holding in place babies bibs, lingerie,handkerchief holder, etc. 7 T v V It will be obvious that many changesin the construction, combination and arrangement of'parts could bemade,which could be used witlioutdeparting from the spirit of my invention,and I do not mean to limit the invention to such details, except asparticularly pointed outin the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim'and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States is 1. An improved garter comprisinga Web havingsecuring means, a flexible loose cord secured to the web,means for forming loops in the cord, means whereby said loops may beenlarged and diminished, and hosiery clasps carried by said loops of thecord.

2. An improved garter comprising a'limbsaid loops.

encircling band having meansto secure it about the limb, a flexible cordhaving its ends secured to the band, means to slidingly receive an.intermediate portion of the cord, brackets carried by said band havingeyes to receive and form loops in the-cord, ho-

siery clasps carried by said loops, and ad justing means for the cordcarried bysaid band. for enlarging and dnmnislnng said loops. a

V An improved garter comprising a web having securing means, a looseflexible cord secured at its ends to said web and having a surplus slackportion adjacent one end, a 5

for forming loops in the cord adjustable as 1 to length. and garmentclasps carried by 7 t. An improved garter comprising {a limb encirclingweb, means for securing saidrweb about the limb, an elongated fiexible'cord secured fixedly at both endsjto, said web, guidel'neans on the webfor slidably:receive ing the intermediate portionot said cord, loopforming means carried on the web at opposite ends of said guide meansforforming depending loops in the cord, garment clasps carried in saidloops, said cord having a slack excess portion in. one end' portionthereof, and an adjusting device-carried by the web for enabling theslack portion to be taken in or paid out, whereby toadjustthe length ofthe loops. I V, v

5. An improved garter comprising a web, means to secure the free endsoffthe web about a limb, a long loose flexible cord m ing both endssecured to said web and hav iug an excess slack portion inthe cord nearone end, means carried by. the web for forming a depending loop inthecord, a garment clasp carried by said loop beneath the web, andadjusting means for engaging the ex cess slack portion of said cord to.varythe length of the loop. c

MONTAGUE MOSELEY BEAR.

